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Fucini, RenatoVol. V, p. 1072 FUCINI, RENATO. - Short-story writer, b. 18 April 1843 at Monterotondo (Pisa), d. at Empoli on 25 February 1921. First known for I cento sonetti in vernacolo…
FugaVol. V, p. 1072 FUGA. – F., also called horror, is termed by St. Thomas (Sum. Theol., 1ª-2ª, q. 23 a. 1) the passion by which our concupiscible appetite withdraws from a…
Fuga, FerdinandoVol. V, p. 1075 FUGA, FERDINANDO. — Architect, born in Florence in 1699, died in Rome in 1781. In his native city he was a pupil of Foggini; while still very young he came to…
Fugger, Family(FUGGER, FAMIGLIA)Vol. V, p. 1077 FUGGER, FAMILY. - German merchants and bankers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, established in Augusta in the second half of the fourteenth century.…
Fukuoka, Diocese Of(FUKUOKA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1078 FUKUOKA, DIOCESE of. - It was erected by an apostolic brief of 16 July 1927, through the division of the diocese of Nagasaki, and until 1940 remained entrusted…
Fulbert Of Chartres(FULBERTO DI CHARTRES)Vol. V, p. 1078 FULBERTO of CHARTRES. — Bishop and theologian, b. ca. 960, d. at Chartres on 10 April 1928. Some call him French, probably from Aquitaine; Mabillon, however,…
Fulcher Of Chartres(FULCHERIO DI CHARTRES)Vol. V, p. 1078 FULCHERIO of CHARTRES. — Historian, born c. 1059 at Chartres, died in 1127 or 1128. Under Bishop Ivo, he entered the cathedral clergy of Chartres. He took part…
Fulgenzio of Ruspe, Saint(FULGENZIO DI RUSPE, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1079 FULGENZIO di RUSPE, saint. – African bishop of the fifth–sixth century. He was one of the most eminent figures among the bishops of his time for his pastoral…
Fulgenzio Of San Giuseppe(FULGENZIO DI SAN GIUSEPPE)Vol. V, p. 1081 FULGENZIO di SAN GIUSEPPE. — Missionary, born in 1666 at Fanano (Modena), he professed his vows in the Order of Discalced Carmelites (province of Lombardy) in…
Fulin, RinaldoVol. V, p. 1081 FULIN, RINALDO. - Historian, b. in Venezia on 30 Apr. 1824, d. there on 24 Nov. 1884. He studied at the Seminary of Venezia and was ordained a priest in 1847.…
Fumagalli, AngeloVol. V, p. 1081 FUMAGALLI, ANGELO. - Cistercian historian, abbot of S. Ambrogio in Milan, born there on 28 April 1728 and died in the same city on 22 March 1804. His name is…
Fumagalli, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 1081 FUMAGALLI, GIUSEPPE. - Bibliographer, b. in Firenze on 27 July 1863, d. there on 11 May 1939. He directed the Biblioteca Braidense in Milano, the Estense in…
Funchal, Diocese of(FUNCHAL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1082 FUNCHAL, DIOCESE of. - Capital of the Island of Madeira (Portugal), in the Atlantic. The diocese was erected in 1514 by Leo X, through the bull Pro excellenti…
Functionalism(FUNZIONALISMO)Vol. V, p. 1082 FUNZIONALISMO (IN ARTE): V. RAZIONALISMO. FUNCTIONALISM. — B. Malinowski is regarded as the founder of this ethnological school, originally English; his…
Fund for Worship and Fund for Religion and Charity for the City of Rome(FONDO PER IL CULTO E FONDO DI RELIGIONE E DI BENEFICENZA PER LA CITTÀ DI ROMA)Vol. V, p. 882 FONDO PER IL CULTO AND FONDO DI RELIGIONE E DI BENEFICENZA PER LA CITTÀ DI ROMA. — The expression has precedents in Austrian legislation; in Austria, in fact,…
Fundamental Articles(ARTICOLI FONDAMENTALI)Vol. II, p. 58 FUNDAMENTAL ARTICLES. – To designate the truths of faith, the Scholastics began to use the word “articles” instead of the older and classical “sententiae.”…
Fundamental Theology(FONDAMENTALE, TEOLOGIA)Vol. V, p. 876 FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY. — This name is usually given to the entire introductory part of sacred doctrine, in opposition to special theology. But whereas the…
Fundamentalists(FONDAMENTALISTI)Vol. V, p. 877 FUNDAMENTALISTS. - This term has two distinct meanings. I. - The first denotes those Protestants who, concerned by the multiplication of sects and doctrines,…
Funeral Chapels(CAPPELLE FUNERARIE)Vol. III, p. 430 CAPPELLE FUNERARIE: v. EDICOLE FUNERARIE.
Funeral Rites(SEPOLCRALI, RITI)Vol. XI, p. 229 SEPOLCRALI, RITI: v. CREMAZIONE; IMBALSAMAZIONE.
Funerals(FUNERALI)Vol. V, p. 1082 FUNERALI: V. COMUNICAZIONE NELLE COSE SACRE; DEFUNTI; SEPOLITURA ECCLESIASTICA.
Fungai, Bernardino CristofanoVol. V, p. 1082 FUNGAI, BERNARDINO CRISTOFANO. — Painter, born in Siena to Nicolò Pizzicciolo and baptized there on 14 September 1460; died there in 1516. In 1482 he assisted…
Funing, Diocese Of(FUNING, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1082 FUNING, DIOCESE of. — It belongs to the civil and ecclesiastical province of Fukien, in central-eastern China. It was erected, with the rank of apostolic…
Funk, Franz XaverVol. V, p. 1082 FUNK, FRANZ XAVER. — Catholic historian, born on 12 October 1840 at Abtsgmünd, died on 24 February 1907 at Tübingen. Ordained a priest in 1864, he succeeded C.…
Funk, PhilippVol. V, p. 1082 FUNK, PHILIPP. – Historian, born on 26 June 1884 at Wasseralfingen (Württemberg), died on 14 January 1937 at Freiburg im Breisgau. He entered the seminary of…
Furcheri, Damiano, Blessed(FURCHERI, DAMIANO, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1086 FURCHERI, DAMIANO, blessed. — Dominican preacher, also called Damiano da Finale, born at Perri di Finale Ligure (Savona) at the beginning of the fifteenth…
Furdek, ŠtefanVol. V, p. 1086 FURDEK, ŠTEFAN. – Catholic priest, born at Trstená na Orave (Slovakia) on 2 September 1855, died in Cleveland (Ohio) on 18 January 1915. Having gone to America…
Furini, FrancescoVol. V, p. 1086 FURINI, FRANCESCO. - Painter and poet, born in Firenze about 1600 and died in the same city on 15 Aug. 1646. He was a pupil of Passignano and Matteo Rosselli…
Furlanetto, BonaventuraVol. V, p. 1087 FURLANETTO, BONAVENTURA. – Musician, born in Venice on 27 May 1738, died there on 6 April 1817. A pupil of Formenti and Bolla, he taught at the Ospedale della…
Furrina and Furrinalia(FURRINA E FURRINALIA)Vol. V, p. 1087 FURRINA and FURRINALIA. - Goddess and festival, respectively, of Roman religion. The festival, which appears in the most ancient Roman calendar (25 July), and…
Further Developments of the U(ULTERIORI SVILUPPI DELL'U)Vol. XII, p. 516 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF THE CATHOLIC ACTION WOMEN’S U. - During the twenty-year period of the Fascist regime, the Women’s U. of Catholic Action, despite more…
Fusco, Alfonso MariaVol. V, p. 1090 FUSCO, ALFONSO MARIA. – Priest, born at Angri (Campania) on 23 March 1839, died there on 6 February 1910. Having entered the Seminary of Nocera de' Pagani at a…
Fusina, AndreaVol. V, p. 1093 FUSINA, ANDREA. - Italian sculptor and architect, died in Milan in 1526. He was the author in Milan of many funerary monuments, the first of which, dated 1495,…
Fustel de Coulanges, Numa-DenysVol. V, p. 1093 FUSTEL de COULANGES, NUMA-DENYS. – Historian, born in Paris on 18 March 1830, died at Massy (Seine et Oise) on 12 September 1889. He was professor of medieval…
Futuna Island(FUTUNA, ISOLA)Vol. V, p. 1093 FUTUNA, ISOLA: V. WALLIS E FUTUNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO delle ISOLE di.
Future-Possible(FUTURO-FUTURIBILE)Vol. V, p. 1095 FUTURO-FUTURIBILE. – The future is that which is virtually contained in its own cause and expresses an order or tendency toward being realized by it. The…
Futurism(FUTURISMO)Vol. V, p. 1094 FUTURISMO. — It is commonly held that f., a literary and artistic movement that made a sensational appearance with the Manifesto published by Filippo Tommaso…
Fux, Johann JosephVol. V, p. 1095 FUX, JOHANN JOSEPH. – Musician, born in Hirtenfeld in Steiermark in 1660, died in Vienna on 14 February 1741. From 1696 to 1702 he was organist of the Scottish…
Führer, JosephVol. V, p. 1077 FÜHRER, JOSEPH. - Archaeologist, b. in 1858, d. 8 Feb. 1903; professor of philology and history, first at the lycée of Dilinga, then at that of Bamberga, he…
Führich, Joseph vonVol. V, p. 1078 FÜHRICH, JOSEPH von. – Painter and engraver, born on 8 February 1800 at Kratzan in Bohemia, died in Vienna on 13 March 1876. After studying in his homeland…
FünfkirchenVol. V, p. 1082 FÜNFKIRCHEN: V. CINQUECHIESE.
Fürstenberg, Ferdinand vonVol. V, p. 1087 FÜRSTENBERG, FERDINAND von. - German bishop and statesman, born at Bilstein on 21 Oct. 1626 into a noble Westphalian family, died at Münster on 29 June 1683.…
Fürstenberg, Wilhelm Egon vonVol. V, p. 1087 FÜRSTENBERG, WILHELM EGON von. – Cardinal, born 2 December 1629, died in Paris on 10 April 1704. Counsellor to the archbishop-elector of Cologne, Massimiliano…
